The Anxiety of Influence: A Theory of Poetry

By Harold Bloom

Categories: Literature & Fiction

Harold Bloom's 1973 work of literary criticism, here in its second edition, arguing that poets are driven by an anxious struggle with the precursors who influenced them.

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• Ryan Holiday: “Have a model in mind, even if you’re doing something totally new (read The Anxiety of Influence: A Theory of Poetry if you’re interested in this psychologically).”